| Literature DB >> 27376610 |
A Singal1, S Vohra, R Sharma, S Bhatt.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome is a rare clinical entity. CASE CHARACTERISTICS: A 13-year-old Indian boy presented with characteristic cutaneous lesions, gastrointestinal malformations, skeletal involvement and pulmonary stenosis. OBSERVATIONS: Diagnosis was confirmed on skin biopsy, radiographic evaluation, colonoscopy and echocardiography. Echocardiography revealed pulmonary stenosis, an association hitherto undescribed. MESSAGE: Detailed evaluation in a patient of blue rubber bleb nerves syndrome is mandatory.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27376610 DOI: 10.1007/s13312-016-0884-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian Pediatr ISSN: 0019-6061 Impact factor: 1.411